Arable land in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Arable land was 0.138 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Low & middle income, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Low & middle income stood at 0.138 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Low & middle income peaked at 0.3099 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.138 hectares per person, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2879 hectares per person | 0.2646 hectares per person | 0.3099 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2381 hectares per person | 0.2218 hectares per person | 0.2582 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.206 hectares per person | 0.1925 hectares per person | 0.2176 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1865 hectares per person | 0.1765 hectares per person | 0.1974 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1651 hectares per person | 0.1572 hectares per person | 0.1732 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1507 hectares per person | 0.1433 hectares per person | 0.156 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1403 hectares per person | 0.138 hectares per person | 0.1425 hectares per person | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Low & middle income
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 46.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 320.08 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,176 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.02 billion metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Low & middle income?
- Arable land in Low & middle income was 0.138 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3099 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.138 hectares per person in 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.